Word Meaning 直訳

ちょくやく chokuyaku

直訳 is read as ちょくやく (chokuyaku) and means literal translation.

Meaning

English

  1. literal translation
  2. direct translation

Reading

Kana

ちょくやく

Romaji

chokuyaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 意訳 Rank 20760 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

直訳体

ちょくやくたい

literal style (of translation)

直撃

ちょくげき

direct hit

直径

ちょっけい

diameter

直視

ちょくし

taking a straight look at something

直接選挙

ちょくせつせんきょ

direct election

直系

ちょっけい

direct descent

直属

ちょくぞく

direct control

直轄

ちょっかつ

direct control

直結

ちょっけつ

direct connection

直訴

じきそ

direct appeal

直射

ちょくしゃ

direct fire

直腸

ちょくちょう

rectum

Example Sentences

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